General IT quiz

Morba · 5 Jul 2006 at 09:57

Ive been asked to put together a general IT quiz, 15-20 questions.
Ive got no idea really what to put down!

Any suggestions?

1 - Components of a pc
2 - basic components of a network

any more? :/

reflex · 5 Jul 2006 at 09:59

Is CPU Short for ComPUter

A) Yes
B) Yes
C) LOL

Does mustard speed grow of hair

A) Yes
B) Yes
C) Mustard > Life

Sorry nothing constructive there, im bored!

Visage · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:00

Morba said:
Ive been asked to put together a general IT quiz, 15-20 questions.
Ive got no idea really what to put down!

Any suggestions?

1 - Components of a pc
2 - basic components of a network

any more? :/

What is the optimum number of Red Dwarf T-Shirts for an IT support gnome?

Morba · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:00

rofl, i might add those ;]

Ukadder · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:07

What about some O\S based ones, "How do you do a google search to exclude one word" or "How do you change your taskbar colour"

kitten_caboodle · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:11

when do you need it for? I've got some old ECDL sample papers for the first couple of modules that cover just general IT and basic computer knowledge, I could send you them if you don't need them til later on today (about 2-3pm).

Borris · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:12

Ukadder said:
"How do you do a google search to exclude one word"

That's easy - like this.

On a sensible note, in response to the OP:

How Many Ninjas Does It Take To Defeat A Single Pirate

My work here is now done. This thread will self distruct in 15 posts.

Visage · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:14

Does 0.8 recurring equal one?
What happens if you put a plane on a treadmill - will it take off?
Can you slice a man in half with a single blow from a katana?

Tru · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:15

Name one IP range reserved for private networks.

edit: I shouldn't have been serious

Borris · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:15

Visage said:
Does 0.8 recurring equal one?

OMGWTFLOLZORSEEYOUNEXTTUESDAYONETWELVE

Tru said:
Name one IP range reserved for pirate networks.

???

Tru · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:18

0.9aarrrgh jimlad = 1 angry pirate

Morba · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:35

kitten_caboodle said:
when do you need it for? I've got some old ECDL sample papers for the first couple of modules that cover just general IT and basic computer knowledge, I could send you them if you don't need them til later on today (about 2-3pm).

that would be good!
mark AT morba.co.uk thanks

UKDTweak · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:36

1 Whats the latest service pack for windows NT ?

2 Whats the latest service pack for W2k ?

3 Whats the difference between Win XP home and Pro ?

4 How many concurrent tcp/ip connections does XP SP2 allow ?

Hate · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:54

put a question in that educates people that the actual base unit is NOT CALLED THE CPU gr!

kitten_caboodle · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:55

Morba said:
that would be good!
mark AT morba.co.uk thanks

no probs, I'll dig it out when I get home, I think I know where it is!

fini · 5 Jul 2006 at 11:00

who's the quiz for? Are we quizzing IT professionals or 12 year olds?

Who first produced a WIMP OS?

Name five internet browsers.

If a HDD says that it can store 300GB, how much data can it actually store?

fini

DJammyRasta · 5 Jul 2006 at 11:44

how about some questions regarding the bleeps a computer makes when its turned on and somethin is broken ?

or u could just ask them ** standard who is better a pirate or a ninja, and fail everyone that says pirate

fuz · 5 Jul 2006 at 11:57

Google is the Internet.

True or False?

Cueball · 5 Jul 2006 at 12:16

What is the difference between a Component and a Peripheral?

Fantom · 5 Jul 2006 at 12:34

What is the difference between the internet and the world wide web?

What does JPEG stand for?

how do you properly lift a CRT?